Jamaica vs New Zealand: Elected parliament
Jamaica
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Jamaica rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament, Jamaica or New Zealand?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for elected parliament?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.